I had a harder time recovering from the second surgery. Maybe the fog was lifting from my brain or maybe this time it affected my everyday movements…maybe it was all the above. I had so many IV catheters that my hands and arms were colorful and sore.
It was extremely difficult to get comfortable. I always slept on my left side because the occipital neuralgia is on my right side. The occipital nerve burns if a lay on my back or right side. My skull and scalp had a constant pain because of the connectors but the instant my head made contact with my pillow, burn baby burn! I struggled to sleep even with heavy duty pain meds.
A bruise marks the path made to thread the wires from the IPG to the connectors. You can also see some scabs from where the halo was bolted.
Me Myself and My Dystonia 